scholarly journals Pattern of Internet Use for Pregnancy-Related Information and Its Predictors Among Women Visiting Primary Healthcare in Qatar: A Cross-Sectional Study

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ayman Al-Dahshan ◽  
Mohamad Chehab ◽  
Ayatullah Mohamed ◽  
Noora Al-Kubaisi ◽  
Nagah Selim
Keyword(s):  
Pregnant Women ◽  
Primary Healthcare ◽  
Internet Use ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Online Information ◽  
Age Group ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Related Information ◽  
Primary Healthcare Centers

Abstract Background Internet usage has been steadily increasing and the available online information for pregnant ‎women today is immense.‎ Objective This study aimed to investigate the pattern of internet use for pregnancy-related information and its ‎predictors among pregnant women visiting primary healthcare centers in Qatar‎. Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted at the antenatal clinics of six primary healthcare centers in Qatar between June and December 2019. Pregnant women were recruited through a systematic random sampling technique. Participants were interviewed using a structured questionnaire. Descriptive and analytic statistics were used when appropriate. A multivariable logistic regression analysis was constructed to identify the predictors of internet use for pregnancy-related information. Results The study included 403 pregnant women. Most of them were in the 26–35 years age category, in the second trimester (55.5%), and had 1–2 children at home (51.5%). The internet was the most common source (81.1%) of pregnancy-related information. The access to online information was mainly through websites (67.3%), mobile applications (48.3%), and social media platforms (39.7%). The most frequently searched topics online were fetal development (74.3%), diet during pregnancy (53.6%), and management of health ‎problems (39.6%).‎ The multivariable regression model identified the age group 26–35 years (AOR: 4.87; 95% CI: 2.10, 11.27), Arabs (AOR: 4.10; 95% CI: 2.02, 8.32), tertiary education (AOR: 5.22; 95% CI: 1.77, 15.33), having 1–2 children (AOR: 3.41; 95% CI: 1.45, 8.01), and being employed or a housewife as independent predictors of internet use for pregnancy-related information. Conclusion The internet was a commonly used source of health information among pregnant women in Qatar. Internet use was significantly associated with the age group of 26–35 years, Arabs, higher level of education, being employed or a housewife, and having up to two children.

Frequency of Backache and its Management in Pregnant Women Attending IUH OPD

2021 ◽  
Vol 15 (11) ◽  
pp. 3441-3443
Author(s):  
Uzma Parveen ◽  
Zahida Parveen Brohi ◽  
Aneela Sadaf
Keyword(s):  
Pregnant Women ◽  
Treatment Options ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
University Hospital ◽  
Age Group ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
History Of ◽  
Keywords Pregnancy ◽  
Patient Department

Objective: Frequency of backache and its treatment among pregnant women attending Isra University Hospital (IUH) OPD. Material and methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted at Out patient’s department of obstetrics\Gynaecology Isra hospital Hyderabad from February 2019 to Augusts 2019. A total of 80 pregnant women irrespective of their age, marital and literary status, visiting out-patient department of Isra University were included. All the females were assessed regarding backache and its treatment at gynaecological OPD. All the information was recorded via study proforma. Data was analyzed via SPSS version 20. Results: A total of 180 pregnant women were studied, and most of the women 40% were in age group of 31-40 years. Out of all, 22.2% women were primigravida, 40.6% were multigravidas and 36.7% women were grand multigravidas. The history of backache before pregnancy was among 20% of the females and 62.2% of women had developed backache during pregnancy, while 12.8% women had no complaint of backache. Out of 121 females who had backache during pregnancy, 28.30% had an onset of pain during 1st trimester, in 23.30% during 2nd trimester and in 48.30% during 3rd trimester of pregnancy. Out of all 32.20% women got relieved by taking rest, 63.90% women took analgesics as a treatment measure and 3.3% women took some other treatment options. Conclusion: It was observed that the more than 60% of all pregnant women experienced backache and mostly during 3rd trimester. Most of the females took treatment in the form of analgesics and some women got relieved by taking rest. Keywords: Pregnancy, backache, Management

scholarly journals OBSTACLES ENCOUNTERED WHILE DEALING WITH EMERGENCY CASES BY PRIMARY HEALTH CARE PHYSICIANS IN CLUSTER 1 RIYADH CITY, KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (5) ◽  
pp. 60-69
Author(s):  
Alhanouf M. Alazmi ◽  
Fathi Zouheir Mbarki ◽  
Abeer Ahmed Sharahili ◽  
Amal Ahmed Ghzwany ◽  
Esra Ali Alhwsawi
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Primary Healthcare ◽  
Emergency Services ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Medical Problems ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Riyadh City ◽  
Primary Health ◽  
Primary Healthcare Centers

Background: The frontline primary healthcare centers (PHCCs) are regularly visited for different medical problems, ranging from minor situation to emergency cases. The frontline primary healthcare centers (PHCCs) are regularly visited for different medical problems, ranging from minor situation to emergency cases. Therefore, analytical cross-sectional study was conducted to assess nature of encountered acute medical emergencies, self-perception and competencies of PCH physicians dealing with them, and, sufficiency of the required PHCCs equipment in hospitals of Riyadh. Methodology: This cross-sectional study enrolled all the physicians in governmental PHCCs, Ministry of Health (cluster 1) Riyadh city during the study period. The study was conducted using modified previously validated online accessible questionnaire. Online questionnaire was distributed across the selected Primary health care centers in Riyadh by submitting it to PHC manager to distribute to all PHC physicians during study period Results: In this study, we were able to collect 206 responses for our questionnaire among primary healthcare physicians. Among these physicians 58.8 % were aged between 25-35 years old and 55.3 % were females. We found that the percentage of PHC physicians who will attempt to perform the assessed skills for all patients did not exceed 30%. The least cases seen by physicians were cardiac arrest, acute GIT bleeding, anaphylaxis and acute vaginal bleeding which never seen during the last year by 83.1 %, 72.8 %, 70.9 % and 68 % of participants respectively. Conclusion: The current study showed that emergency services at the PHC level in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia are not functioning reasonably in some terms. Therefore, the services need to be perfected, and defects revealed by the current study should be taken into consideration hand-in-hand with available resources to upgrade the quality of the emergency services provided at PHC centers in Riyadh.

scholarly journals Access Differentials in Primary Healthcare among Vulnerable Populations in a Health Insurance Setting in Kumasi Metropolis, Ghana: A Cross-Sectional Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-14
Author(s):  
Gertrude Acquah-Hagan ◽  
Daniel Boateng ◽  
Emmanuel Appiah-Brempong ◽  
Peter Twum ◽  
Joseph Amankwa Atta ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Insurance ◽  
Pregnant Women ◽  
Vulnerable Populations ◽  
Primary Healthcare ◽  
Healthcare Access ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Vulnerable Groups ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional

Background. Access to healthcare remains a challenge towards the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals in Ghana. There still remain inequalities in the distribution of health services especially among vulnerable groups despite sustained efforts to strengthen the health system. This study was conducted to analyze access differentials among different vulnerable groups in the context of primary healthcare under a National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) in Ghana. Methods. This study was a descriptive cross-sectional study conducted among multilevel participants of vulnerable groups in Kumasi Metropolis: 710 vulnerable people constituting elderly/aged (n = 359), pregnant women (n = 117), head poters (teenage girls who migrated from the northern Ghana mainly to the capital cities of the Ashanti and Greater Accra region to help in carrying of goods for their livelihood) (n = 86), sex workers (n = 75), and other vulnerable groups (people with disabilities and street participants) (n = 73). Data were collected using a semistructured questionnaire. Poisson regression with robust variance was used to access the association between vulnerability and access to healthcare. Results. Close to a fifth, 18.5% of the study respondents were unable to access care at any point in time during the last 12 months. Reasons for the inability to access healthcare included limited funding (69.7%), poor attitude of service providers (7.6%), distance to health centers (8.3%), and religious reasons (6.2%). More than 95% of respondents were insured under the NHIS, but acceptability of service provision under the NHIS was low among the vulnerable groups. In the crude models, pregnant women had lower prevalence of access to medications as compared to the elderly (prevalence ratio (PR): 0.88; 95% CI: 0.80–0.98). Head poters and other vulnerable groups were also less likely to view healthcare as affordable as compared to the elderly. The differences in healthcare access observed were attenuated after adjustment for sociodemographic characteristics and healthcare-related factors. Conclusions. Despite the introduction of a NHIS in Ghana, this study highlights challenges in healthcare access among vulnerable populations independent of the type of vulnerability. This suggests the need for stakeholders to work to address access differentials in the NHIS and adopt other innovative care strategies that may have broader applicability for all populations.

scholarly journals Prevalence of infectious abortion and its complications in pregnant women hospitalized in Ardabil city hospital during 2011-2018

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 430
Author(s):  
Faranak Jalilvand ◽  
Shahla Farzipour ◽  
Jafar Mohammadshahi ◽  
Amir Kabood Mehri
Keyword(s):  
Pregnant Women ◽  
Clinical Information ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
City Hospital ◽  
Age Group ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
High Prevalence ◽  
The Mean ◽  
And Training

Background: Infectious abortion and its mortality is one of the most serious health threats to women. Infectious abortion with high prevalence rate is more accessible in many of developing countries. The aim of current study, was to investigate the prevalence of infectious abortion and its complications in pregnant women hospitalized in Ardabil city hospital during 2011-8.Methods: In this retrospective cross-sectional study which done on pregnant women with symptom of infectious abortion who admitted to Alavi hospital in Ardabil city during the years 2011-2018. Data collected by a checklist including demographic and clinical information and then analyzed by statistical methods in SPSS version 20. Results: The rate of infectious abortion in this study was 40 people per 50,000 live births. The mean age of the studied women was 32.58±5.35 years. The highest number of infectious abortion was related to the women in the gestational age group over 13 weeks (50%). Most of women with 80% had fever and 52.5% of women had an open cervix at the time of referral. Complications of infectious abortion included peritonitis, uterine rupture, septic shock, and DIC.Conclusions: Results showed that the rate of infectious abortion in this study was 22.5% that generally due to manipulation by methods such as curettage, drug use and its side-effects. By considering the average age of women about 32 years and problems related about pregnancy, so programing and training in this themes could prevent many of these problems in pregnant women in future.

scholarly journals Pregnancy e-health: a multicenter Italian cross-sectional study on internet use and decision-making among pregnant women

2013 ◽  
Vol 67 (12) ◽  
pp. 1013-1018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fabrizio Bert ◽  
Maria Rosaria Gualano ◽  
Silvio Brusaferro ◽  
Elisabetta De Vito ◽  
Chiara de Waure ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Pregnant Women ◽  
Internet Use ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional

scholarly journals Knowledge about Anemia among Pregnant Women in Tertiary Hospital

2019 ◽  
Vol 31 (2) ◽  
pp. 105-110 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fahmida Sultana ◽  
Gulshan Ara ◽  
Tania Akbar ◽  
Rayhana Sultana
Keyword(s):  
Pregnant Women ◽  
First Trimester ◽  
Tertiary Hospital ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Antenatal Visit ◽  
Age Group ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Gynecology And Obstetrics ◽  
Medicine Today

Introduction: To evaluate knowledge about anemia among pregnant women visiting in OPD for antenatal care. Materials and Methods: A cross sectional study was conducted in tertiary hospital Dhaka, from outdoor patient department of gynecology and obstetrics, to assess the knowledge about anemia among pregnant women and also to find out the percentage and type of anemia. A total 396 pregnant women were interviewed and information were collected by pre designed data collection sheet using various parameters. Interviews conducted by direct questionnaire, blood samples were collected at same setting. Results: The mean age was 25.92±5.05, highest number 39.65% were age group 21-25 years, 28.79% were age group -30 years, 15.91% were age group 31-35 years, 11.36% were found age group <20 years. Regarding antenatal visit during pregnancy, 25.8% pregnant women visited in 1st trimester, 46.7% pregnant women visited in second trimester, and 27.5% in 3rd trimester. Also 11.11% patients had anemia in first trimester, 39.39% anemic in 2nd trimester, 14.39% pregnant women anemic in third trimester and 35.10% had normal findings. And 67% pregnant woman’s had knowledge about ANC 32% had no knowledge. Conclusion: In this cross sectional study it was found that poor knowledge about anemia and less iron intake is the main cause for anemia during pregnancy. Medicine Today 2019 Vol.31(2): 105-110

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